CVE-2026-22853
FreeRDP has a heap-buffer-overflow in ndr_read_uint8Array
02 Description
FreeRDP has a heap-buffer-overflow in ndr_read_uint8Array
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.77% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 55.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.8 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-15.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-01-14 17:46Z9 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-19 12:05Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-01-12
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- a9eadcd66b9b4a6eda6505a3f0dc8fc409e51860d1a507f58c773652ce5653bf
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-47v9-p4gp-w5ch
- github.comhttps://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.20.1
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22853
- bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2429647https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2429647
- security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-22853.json
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4121
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3068
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19033
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 10
- freerdp Fixed in 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2
- freerdp-devel Fixed in 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2
- freerdp-libs Fixed in 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2
- freerdp-server Fixed in 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2
- libwinpr Fixed in 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2
- libwinpr-devel Fixed in 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 10
- freerdp Fixed in 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2
- freerdp-devel Fixed in 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2
- freerdp-libs Fixed in 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2
- freerdp-server Fixed in 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2
- libwinpr Fixed in 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2
- libwinpr-devel Fixed in 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2
Derived from AlmaLinux 10. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 10 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- freerdp2 No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- freerdp3 Fixed in 3.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- freerdp3 Fixed in 3.20.2+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- freerdp3 Fixed in 3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.